Luck was on my side that day. Paired with the distraction
from Devin and the lack of any mathematical equation to govern the action, it
was a true miracle that all of the
pins fell.
“Take that, every guy that says that I’m horrible at
everything I do!” I called out, turning to poke Devin in his face that no
longer smiled or seemed cocky.
“Beginner’s luck,” he brushed it off, finding something
interesting to look at near the door.
“Oh, that’s just some shitty excuse because your ego can’t
handle the fact that I beat you at your own game, and that you’ve had hours of
practice while I was born a pro.”
“I think this victory has gone to your head,” his eyes
narrowed.
“Maybe, but that’s not the point. The point is that, even
with your whole sultry voice thing which was your feeble attempt to distract
me, I got it right. That just goes to show that you, Devin Jameson, are not as
irresistible as everyone claims, and that I’m going to be the one to say no to
you at the end of this evening.”
Brows furrowed, he slowly shook his head. “I have no idea
what you’re talking about.”
“Don’t play dumb with me. You used this as an opportunity to
make me sleep with you, right?”
He didn’t make any attempt to reply to that. I knew I was
right. All the signs were there that made it obvious. It was kind of funny that
he didn’t even try to make those
attempts slightly subtler than they were. “Y’know, I was having loads of fun up
until this point.”
“Is that another way of saying this is the end of our disastrous
date?”
Smirking, he shrugged. “I wouldn’t call it disastrous, but
yeah. I would, however, love to re-schedule another one, no strings attached.”
Purse in hand I stood staring him in the eyes, not knowing
what to say to him, because I didn’t know what I was feeling. It wasn’t an
attraction towards him – no, I had a hunch that feeling felt different, but hey,
how was I to know? This was just some kind of excitement I felt, as interacting
of him or any other guy for that matter was new to me. So I returned his smile,
unsure of what the best course of action would be. “I don’t know what I should
do, but surprisingly enough, you’ve been a lot more honest than my own best friend
has been tonight, and I just…I just want to say thanks for that.”
Instead of waving like I did previously that afternoon, I
pecked him on the cheek before leaving and calling for a ride. Walking back to
my dorm in heels while it was dark didn’t seem all that glamorous to me.
“That’s a ‘maybe’, right?” he yelled as I climbed into a
cab. Surprisingly enough, the university had set up a taxi service for us
students. It was still in its beta stage, but the feedback was looking good.
Not that I would be using it, only for emergencies that is. I winked as Devin
stood on the sidewalk, hands on his head, probably wondering how the hell I
managed to blow him off like that. Heh, I didn’t even know how I did that
myself. For all the worrying Cara had done (and even I had my doubts
whether or not I could be charming), I had done it. I had been able to stay
true to who I was.
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